rjk - come to Texas - we get the lightning and thunder all year round.
I just might do that, when I get more vacation time.
I hear the people are friendly …
Naked, sparkly Zyada. 
Damn Sky, we’re just about neighbors at work. I work at 360 @ Arkansas! No rain for us either.
**Brood McEto asked:
Freyr - Where in Austin? I used to live over on 46th, along with a few other places…**
Right now, I live on Hansford Dr, in the NE section of the city. I’ve lived in a couple other spots, too. I work at the IBM facility near the Pickle Research Center (named for some guy, not the edible cucumber).
We just had a week where it rained twice, both times for nearly an hour! Yeah!! Keep this up for another month and the drought will be over!
The only bad thing is it decides to do this around 5 PM, which is quitting time for me. I ride a motorbike exclusively, so while I’m used to getting rained upon, I don’t like it. Need to get that rain suit soon!